California man pleads guilty after threatening to 'shoot up and bomb' Merriam-Webster offices over its gender definitions

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California man pleads guilty after threatening to 'shoot up and bomb' Merriam-Webster offices over its gender definitions
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Jeremy David Hanson admitted to threatening various organizations, politicians and individuals.

California man pleads guilty after threatening to"shoot up and bomb" Merriam-Webster offices over its gender definitionsA California man who threatened violence against Merriam-Webster, Inc. for its gender definitions pleaded guilty in a Massachusetts federal court, the Justice Department said in a. Jeremy David Hanson, of Rossmoor, was charged with one count of interstate communication of threatening communications to commit violence.

In a comment on Oct. 2, 2021, Hanson, under the username @anonYmous, wrote:"It is absolutely sickening that Merriam-Webster now tells blatant lies and promotes anti-science propaganda. There is no such thing as 'gender identity.' The imbecile who wrote this entry should be hunted down and shot." Responding to the threats, Merriam-Webster closed its Springfield and New York City offices for five business days, the DOJ said.Joseph R. Bonavolonta, special agent in charge of the FBI Boston Division, said Hanson's alleged threats"crossed a line."

"Hanson also admitted that he frequently selected the object of his threatening communications because of the gender, gender identity and/or sexual orientation of various persons," the DOJ said.

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